Basic PC (Personal

Computer) Training
101
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Technical Instructor:
Seth Pollman

Overview
We will cover the following:
computer basics
terminology
identifying types of files
overview of email and the web

Computer Basics
Understanding

the Basics of the

Computer
Basic Terminology
Computer Overview
Software vs Hardware
OS vs Applications

Computer Basics
The OS (Win XP, Vista, Win 7)
This is the operating system on your
computer. Your computer cannot run
without this software
It is also required in order to run any
application software such as MS Office
The OS will also determines which types of
applications you will be able to use on
your computer based on compatibility

Computer Basics
Applications (MS Office 07-2010)

The Application Software contains the

most frequently used applications today;
such as:

Word (word processor)

Excel (spread sheet)
Power Point (presentation)
Access (database)

Computer Basics
Applications (Other)
Other

Application Software:

Adobe Acrobat Reader

( .pdf document reader)

Picasa (picture editor/viewer)

Windows Media Player
(Video/Audio player)

Computer Basics
Is

the statement below true or false?

The

Operating System is what you

use to create a file in Word or Excel?
False

Basic Terminology
Files = something you created using one
of the software applications
File Format = the extension at the end of
the file name defines how it was created
Folders = a place to store a file on your
local drive
Download = a file retrieved from a website

Basic Terminology

The following terms all refer to the same

thing; it is the location of the files on your
computer
Hard Drive, Hard Disk Drive or HDD
Local Drive
C:\>

Basic Terminology
Which

of the following is correct in

regards to the term local drive?
File
Location where the file is
Download

Identifying File Types

We briefly touched on this in a previous
slide
All files that you create or those that may
already be on your computer have an
extension that identifies the type of file
created
The most common types of files are: MS
Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Access

Identifying File Types

Most

files have a three letter extension

which can help identify the type of file
.doc is a Word file (.docx for Office
2007/2010)
.xls (Office 97/2003) or .xlsx (Office
2007/2010) is an Excel file
.mdb is an Access file
.ppt or .pptx (Office 2007/2010) is a
PowerPoint file

Identifying File Types (con)

Most

files have a three letter extension

which can help identify the type of file.
.pdf is a Acrobat Reader file
.wma, .asf, .asx, .avi, .wav, .wax,
.wm, .wmv, .wvx are Windows Media
files
.jpg, .jpeg, .bmp, .tif, .gif, .png are
picture files

Identifying File Types

(Icon)
All

file types should have an icon (picture

associated with the file) See examples below:

Identifying File Types

(Icon)
File types that dont have an icon (picture associated with

the file) = no application to launch/view

See examples below:

Identifying File Types

What is a PDF file ?

PDF stands for Portable Document
Format
It is a replica of a file that is viewable by
those who otherwise do not have the
ability to open the file
This does not require any application to
open; only a viewer (Adobe Acrobat
Reader) which is downloadable at no cost

Identifying File Types

You just created a letter and saved the file

as letter to mom. The file has an
extension of .doc

What type of file is letter to mom.doc?

MS Word document

MS Word Short Cut Keys

Email / Web
Before you can begin using email you
must have a provider so that you can
access the internet (Web)
An internet provider is someone like
Verizon, Quest or AT&T
The same goes for accessing the web

Demonstration

Questions?

Additional Classes

For more details on creating files, folders,

emails and browsing the web, be sure to
look for our Beginning and Intermediate
classes.

Thank You!!

Thank you for joining us and we hope you

leave here with more knowledge than you
came with

HAVE A GREAT DAY!